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It usually doesn't do any good to report it to the bank/broker/retailer/service that is being spoofed. They do not have any staff to pursue phishing attempts. It would be great if they would set up "honeypots" to trap the criminals, but they don't.
About the only thing you can do to fight phishing is to make it unprofitable by wasting the scammers' time. Go to their bogus web site and feed them entirely phony information: name, e-mail address, password, whatever. The more people who do this, the less profitable phishing becomes.
What else can I help you with?
What is the method of impersonating a legitimate organization in an attempt to scam a user out of their identification credentials?
This is fraud and more specifically, identity theft. Many emails spam your inbox trying to pull this same scam.
What are parts of a phishing scam?
A fake email represents the bait in a phishing scam. Potential victims are lured into the scam with an email that threatens a breach in security or some kind of reward for replying to the email and providing personal information.
Hook part of a phishing scam?
The hook of a phishing scam is where the scammers got the information on the people they scammed. This can include emails or phone calls that trick a person into giving out information.
Which represent the hook part of a phishing scam?
Phishing scams can hook users through trustworthy looking e-mails. Another popular scam is a message from a user on eBay.
What is a scam in which a perpetrator sends an official looking email?
Phishing
What is the scam in which a perpetrator attempts to obtain your personal and or financial information?
phishing
What are phishing emails?
A phishing scam is when someone sends an legit looking email in the hope of tricking the user to providing personal information.
Why is phishing spelled like this and not fishing?
Phishing is a portmanteau of "phreaking and fishing". "Phreaking", another kind of scam, is in turn a portmanteau of "phone" and "freaking".
One scam that lures internet users into revealing personal information?
phishing
This is a method of impersonating a legitimate organization in an attempt to scam a user out of their identification?
phishing
What represents the hook of a phishing scam?
The "hook" in a phishing scheme is the bait that is used by scammers to get personal information. People fall for phishing scams because they usually come in the form of harmless looking emails.
What is the identity theft scam in which spam imitates the look and language of legitimate businesses?
Phishing
